Giveaway: Ask Ashe Birthday

Today is the Ask Ashe Blog 2 year birthday! {yay, blow out candles}
I cannot believe how fast time has flown and how much I’ve enjoyed sharing anything and everything here. What started out as a means for me to get the mess of info inside my head out there, has blossomed into such a passion, that if I don’t have time to do a blog post, I feel irritated!

To thank all my loyal readers for their support, I’ve arranged a marvellous giveaway. {yay, do a little dance}

ONE lucky fish will win ALL of these goodies!A box of 6 macaroons from Daniela’s:These babies are hot property at the moment – colourful bites of deliciousness in a myriad flavours from sexy duo Lexi Bechet & Daniela Dotan.
Daniela’s Deliciously Decadent started in Cape Town and has recently opened in Durbs, in the Heritage Market, but they’ve also made a welcome appearance at the monthly I Heart Market and in coffee shops around town. These gals bake cakes and desserts worthy of eye candy status and they’re going to take this town of ours by storm!www.danielas.co.za
117 Heritage Market, 9 Old Main Road, Hillcrest, Tel: 031 765 2505

A handmade brooch from Cupcake Couture & Natalie Louise:Nadia is an absolute dream so it’s no wonder everything she makes is so gorgeous. She hand makes these fab brooches using pretty ribbons and has collaborated with Natalie Louise on this one and added a cute wooden matryoshka doll – I wish I could keep it! You can find Cupcake Couture at the monthly I Heart Market or online at http://cupcakecouture.blogspot.com and Natalie Louise here http://ateacupandaheart.blogspot.com

A pixie dress from Miss Molly Fashions:Melissa is the ‘uber-on-trend’ face behind Miss Molly Fashions. She always looks so effortlessly put-together – a sign of a true fashionista! I’m always so inspired by the outfits she posts on her fashion blog here – I would love to have her eye for detail. Thanks to Melissa you can win this beautiful Miss Molly pixie dress.
Check out her blog here and her online shop here
A R200 Livingston’s Gastropub voucher:Livingston’s is Durban’s first Gastropub where the focus is on upmarket pub food in a laid-back relaxed atmosphere. It’s fast become a favourite watering hole for locals, with imported & local beers on tap and up to 21 wines available by the glass. Livingston’s is located in the Glenore Centre in Glenashley.
Call 031 562 9018 for bookings or check out their website
A Lisa & Jo Stationery pack:
Lisa Dixon & Jo Coelho are the incredibly talented duo behind Lisa & Jo Stationery which first appeared at Durban’s I Heart Market and has made its way into retail shops around the country. Anything from postcards, envelopes, rubber stamps, paperclips, stickers, writing paper to assorted ephemera is sourced from their travels around the globe and locally and presented in beautiful packs. You can win one of their painting packs with a mini canvas, oil paints & brushes as well as 3 rubber stamps!
Follow Jo’s inspiring blog here

A Brewers & Union 4-Pack
The Gabriel Collective are passionate about sourcing & supplying artisan-produced beers, brewed using only 100% barley malt, yeast, hops & water. You can win this delicious collection of craft beers – the pack consists of 1 x Unfiltered, 1 x Dark, 1 x Steph Weiss and 1 x Berne beer. I’ve tasted them all and my favourite is the Steph Weiss – I could murder a cold one right now!
More info here or call Bianca Esteves to order on 031 569 5385

A necklace & earrings from Bianca’s Embellish Range:
Bianca imports and makes her own gorgeous jewellery ranges. She has the Embellish Me costume jewellery range as well as a Silver range and you can see the ranges on her facebook pages. The jewellery is spot on trend with somethingb to suit everyone’s inner diva! You can win a chunky flower/coin chain necklace and a pair of earrings with turquoise stones.

ONE person will win all of these awesome prizes.
To enter all you have to do is leave a comment on this post.
For extra entries you can tweet the giveaway and include @askashe in your tweet or you can link back to this post from your blog (please include the link in the comments section on this blog)

You have ONE WEEK to enter – the winner will be announced on Tuesday 29th March – good luck and thank you to all of the generous sponsors!

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91 Comments

simona

29th March 2011 at 2:50 PM

happy birthday you clever thing,
you write what you know the rest you wing,
we chatted together during school ART,
or at the July Dressed up as a TART,
we’ve been through ups and downs
through orange skin and MALE CLOWNS,
ONE thing i know- and thats the truth
I love you more than chocolate MOUSSE!!

Leila

Kat

katherine

25th March 2011 at 3:32 PM

Ive just started reading your blog as my job requires me to “get more into the digital spehere”. I never really understood before what the “craze” was about blogging but I am now officially one of those crazy people that cant go a day without checking out whats happening on my favourite blogs. So happy birthday to you and your blog and although im 2 years late ive eventually caught on THANK GOODNESS, as they say better late then never!

Natalie

Maja

25th March 2011 at 8:57 AM

Dearest Ashe
thank you for the lovely, informative blog! To tell the truth I sometimes feel like a stalker… since we moved to Durbs a few months ago I follow your (and most of the ppl who you feature’s) blogs and so it’s like I have a secret little friendship circle of ppl i’ve never had a conversation with but whom I admire a whole damn lot! You and the peeps of Durban are awesome!
LIve Long And Prosper!
luvs
M

Sphili

24th March 2011 at 4:26 PM

I totally envy you on your blogging addiction – Congratulations on the 2nd birthday! Keep promising myself I’ll start blogging soon too but must admit I enjoy reading other peoples’ more. Thanks for being my window to Durban even though I’m in Joburg:)

Gabriela

Zahrah

23rd March 2011 at 4:44 PM

Happy 2nd birthday to your blog. I’ve been blogging since last year but it was only recently that I’ve been fascinated in checking out other people’s blogs. And I must say it inspires and helps me to be a better blogger. I love visiting my fave blog sites bec there I can see their love for all things, from a small brooch to trendy outfits. Yes, I would love to be the lucky one to win this giveaway because there’s nothing can beat the feeling of receiving something special from somebody you don’t even know personally. Knowing that the giver’s purpose is to make you happy. I want to be blessed with happiness. These maybe material things, but it would make me happy knowing that you want to share the love to me :) Whether I get these treasures or not, know that your blog not only entertains but inspires and creates a change on people’s lives. Looking forward to celebrating more years with Askashe :) xoxo

neelam hendricks

tarryn

Sam

23rd March 2011 at 1:13 PM

How sweet of you to treat us on your birthday! And I do really really want to win. Which is why I blogged your giveaway on Hey Cherry – well, I would have anyway, but I do want to win… the macaroons, the lovely brooch, the stationery joy, the gastropubbing… I want it all…

MIKU

Sam

23rd March 2011 at 12:51 PM

Yeeee-esss! What a lovely thing to do. And I want to win. I really really want to win. It’s just tooooo cool. I even blogged it on Hey Cherry’s blog (though I would have anyway) to give me an extra chance… :-)

Amanda

23rd March 2011 at 10:35 AM

Happy birthday! I’m doing a dance!! Just tried out the Brewer’s & Union Triple Blonde this weekend at their &Union on Bree Street in CT, amazing! And I don’t do beer!!! Wish they’d open an &Union in Durban!!!

Stacey Liversage

Megan

22nd March 2011 at 3:48 PM

Hi Ash, really enjoy your blog, its my one “me-time” moment during the day where i get to read about something beautiful, or tasty, or truly unique. thanks for getting thru my days after the last year of following your blog. happy 2nd birthday!

About Ask Ashe

Brand Consultant + Editor

I’m Nicola Ashe - ad exec turned brand consultant, who quit the rat race in 2014, so I could finally breathe again. I live in Durban, South Africa with my husband and 4 rescue dogs and run Ask Ashe as a brand consulting business, helping people create and curate their own brands. But it's also my little space on the web, where I've shared design, decor, food, travel or lifestyle snippets since 2009.